Things aren’t going so well with the Wizards right now, and when asked by a media member if he felt he needed to be more vocal as a leader of this team, Spencer Dinwiddie offered up an interesting response.
“Off the floor, obviously yeah, you want your daily habits to speak for you. It’s an interesting situation. I spoke up a little bit early on. It wasn’t necessarily welcomed. And so, like I said, I try to do whatever’s asked of me. At the end of the day, everybody has a role to play. It’s about being accountable in your role and doing that to the best of your ability. That’s really all I’ve got.”
Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. responded to Dinwiddie’s comments while expressing a desire to see players like him share their opinions about the team’s direction.
“I think I’ve been open from Day 1 to suggestions from our guys, vets that have been around,” Unseld Jr. said. “I’m not sure who that was pointed to. I don’t know if that was directed at staff or teammates, or I’m not sure who that was pointed to, but I think it’s great. I think the more communication we can have and they can have amongst themselves [the better].”
At the end of the day, however, Unseld Jr. made it clear that he still has to decide what is useful and what is not for the group.
“Just because an opinion is made, it has to be evaluated. Is this good for him, is this good for the group? It doesn’t mean it’s unwelcomed, it’s just more of does it fit what we’re trying to do. If it is, it’s good for us and we’ll try to do it,” Unseld Jr. said.
